## Fiscal Frameworks (FF)

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**Canonical URL:** [Fiscal Frameworks (FF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/ffjv24-10)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: JV 24.10
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Dates: April 22, 2024 - May 3, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Russian
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Overview and Logistics
- Session No.: JV 24.10
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Date: April 22, 2024 - May 3, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Russian
- Status: Deadline passed

### Target Audience
- Junior to mid-level government officials in:
  - ministries of economy, planning, and finance
  - treasuries
  - central banks
  - independent fiscal agencies
  - other agencies involved in the analysis, design, conduct, and assessment of fiscal policy

### Qualifications and Participant Expectations
- Expected background:
  - degree in economics or finance or equivalent work experience
  - good quantitative skills
  - proficiency in the use of computers to analyze data
- Strong recommendation:
  - completion of the Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) and the Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) course before enrolling
- Technical requirement:
  - familiarity with Microsoft Excel is essential as many workshops are conducted in Excel

### Course Description and Core Content
- Presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Core themes:
  - review of the objectives of both government and fiscal policy
  - introduction to tools and methodologies to analyze, monitor, and improve fiscal policy
  - methods to obtain high-quality information for fiscal analysis
  - approaches to improve transparency and responsibility to hold governments accountable for medium- to long-term fiscal objectives
  - thematic presentations by participants conclude the course

### Course Objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the debate on the proper role of government and fiscal policy.
- Use data to assess national fiscal policy.
- Design fiscal rules for specific national problems.
- Monitor fiscal performance.
- Contribute to building a medium-term budget to limit recessions while respecting sustainability.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/ffjv24-10_